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Salud Mental 2003; 26 (6)

The social roots of human disease: the origins of health disparities by race and class

Eisenberg L

Language: English
References: 40
Page: 1-7
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The distribution of health and disease in human populations reflects where people live, when in history they live, the air they breathe and the water they drink, what and how much they eat, the energy they expend, the occupations they have, the status they occupy in the social order of their communities, whether they are socially isolated or surrounded by friends, and the quality and the amount of medical care they receive. None of this will be news to the audience, except perhaps the order in which the relevant variables are listed, with medical care listed last. Can that be correct? Think about that question in the following context.


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